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Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 3:52 am
by Mudman
Fantastic playing Joe! Thanks for posting. Euph blends great with the group.

The only thing missing is a 2 bone quintet (cough cough).

The Mississippi Brass played a Friedman concert about 10 years ago, including his "La Pittura" for solo trumpet and quintet. That might have been the piece that won an ITG award for original composition.

Charlie Gates was one of the finest players and mentors I have had the pleasure of working with. His daily warmup would literally stop traffic outside his office. Quite possibly the fastest Clarke studies on the planet. Random students and faculty would walk down the hallway, hear a flurry of notes, and just stop in their tracks to the sound of fingers flying. In academic meetings for the faculty at Ole Miss Charlie used to self deprecatingly say "play trumpet, and doors will open for you." He is sadly missed.

Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 7:56 am
by Z-Tuba Dude
Hi Joe, Did you ever consider using cimbasso for the Dahl?

Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 10:35 am
by MikeMason
Sounds great! Surprising how tuba ish the cim sounds with that weird layout.i'm with you on right horn for the job,regardless of convention.couldnt get Mahler 1 solo quiet enough to suit conductor.euph was just perfect for him.next year's contract arrived safely :D

Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 8:48 pm
by Micah Everett
The first time Joe brought the cimbasso to quintet rehearsal we thought he was joking. Then he just started playing amazingly as usual and we quit laughing. The students in the audience are always surprised, as they are expecting him to bury the entire group with epic low notes (which the cimbasso can certainly do). The instrument's warm sound at moderate dynamics is very pleasing, though.

Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 2:28 pm
by Three Valves
This could be one rare occasion that things have improved over the Centuries!!

Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 3:26 pm
by Micah Everett
I agree that the more trombonish sound is more historically accurate. It's just that one sees a cimbasso and thinks "I'm about to be pinned to the wall with the Low F of Power (LFoP)." To hear its capabilities at moderate dynamics is surprising at first.

I do like that Gabrieli album, though....

Re: Mississippi Brass Quintet recital segments

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:13 pm
by Micah Everett
Sorry. I should put all this on YouTube sometime. The Amazon Drive is just a backup for my personal use. Or should be.... :)